執筆者 Modern English | 2014年02月08日 | Phrases
Dad: “I’m worried about Bill. He hasn’t called since last week!” Mom: “Don’t worry. I’m sure he’s studying hard at college. Remember, no news is good news!” If something bad had happened to Bill at college, his parents would probably find out. They would get some bad...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年02月07日 | TOEIC
If you need a special in-flight meal, please tell the staff ________. Fill in the blank: A. earlier B. beforehand C. after D. eventually 特別な機内食が必要な場合は、前もってスタッフにお知らせください。 CとDは機内食を用意するには遅すぎます。Aの「より早く」は意味的に使えそうですが不自然です。「前もって」や「事前に」というならやはりBが最適です。 Do more TOEIC practice...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年02月06日 | Trivia
The most iconic Valentine’s Day gift is a heart-shaped box of fancy chocolates. This tradition goes back to the 1840s. The pretty boxes could be used to store love letters or a lock of your lover’s hair. Richard Cadbury is thought to have invented this style of box....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年02月05日 | Idioms
“I don’t know if I’m ready to play the violin in front of an audience!” “Don’t worry. You’ll knock their socks off!” Knocking someone’s socks off means to impress them by doing a great job. You can also say you “blew them away”. A surprisingly good performance is...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年02月04日 | Words
“Mom likes romance movies, but I always cover my eyes during the smooching scenes.” “Smooch” is another word for “kiss”. It’s sort of cute, but it doesn’t sound very romantic. It can be a verb, as above, or a noun, as in “Give him a great big smooch.”...
